ZDNet

How MIT's robot Cheetah got its speed

There's a new version of a very quick quadrupedal robot from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). While four-legged robots have garnered no end of attention over the ...
BGR

MIT Used Simulations To Teach A Robot To Run, And The Results Are Hilarious

Scientists at MIT managed to teach a robot to run using machine learning. Normally robots are taught how to move across difficult terrain by preprogramming it into their code. This time, though, the ...
Futurism

MIT's Robot Cheetah Looks Hilariously Awkward Teaching Itself to Run

MIT’s long-jumping, back-flipping mini cheetah is at it again — and this time, it’s taught itself how to run. The engineers behind the robot released a video showcasing its new skills on Thursday. In ...
CNET

Hide! MIT's robotic cheetah no longer needs a leash

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Watch ...
Gizmodo

MIT’s Robotic Cheetah Taught Itself How to Run and Set a New Speed Record in the Process

To make their Mini Cheetah better equipped to skillfully scramble across varying terrains, robotics researchers at MIT’s CSAIL used AI-powered simulations to quickly teach the bot to adapt its walking ...
techtimes

MIT Mini Cheetah Robot Speed Enhancement Made Possible, Thanks to New Simulation Training—Similar to 'Matrix?'

After hours of testing, I'm thrilled to announce that you can now run the MIT Mini Cheetah in Gazebo using https://t.co/2URXjJ01j6. #goROS pic.twitter.com/fp344m7VbQ ...
Snopes.com

Watch: MIT's 'Mini Cheetah' Robot Runs at Its Fastest Speed Recorded Yet

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Gizmodo

MIT’s Robot Cheetah Now Runs Free Without Cables Or a Leash

A lot of robots in development are able to perform amazing feats in a laboratory setting when they’ve got plenty of tethers and cables keeping them perpetually powered and safe. The real test of their ...
Popular Science

Machine learning helped MIT’s cheetah robot break its own speed record

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Forbes

How MIT Helped A Blind Robot Teach Itself To Walk In 3 Hours

MIT’s Biomimetics Lab recently broke the speed record for a robotic Mini Cheetah: not quite Usain Bolt speed, but probably faster than you can run. But this robot can’t see, and MIT’s researchers didn ...

The “Humanity” Hack: How One MIT Scientist Is Rewiring Robots To Beat Big Tech

MIT’s Daniela Rus is redefining robotics with empathy leading CSAIL and Liquid AI recent $250m series A to build technology ...